College of the Arts
Kent, Ohio The Kent Keyboard Series continues its 2021-2022 season presenting Min Kwons America/Beautiful project, a collaboration with 75 American composers to write variations on America The Beautiful, performed by Kwon. A selection of the variations will be presented in 做厙輦⑹s Ludwig Recital Hall on March 20 at 7:30 p.m. This will be Kwons only Ohio performance of this internationally touring program. Tickets are $10 for adults and free for those 18 and under with a ticket reservation. The America/Beautiful project was Kwons response to the COVID 19 pandemic, working to do s...
During a summer research project at 做厙輦⑹ at Geauga, nursing student Lauren Petrick succeeded in isolating a bacterial virus that shows promise as an alternative to antibiotics in fighting off intestinal bacterial infections such as urinary tract infections, GI tract infections and even pneumonia. In her microbiology class with 做厙輦⑹ Geauga Associate Professor Sanhita Gupta, Ph.D., Petrick became intrigued by a problem that plagues modern medicine: antibiotic-resistant bacteria that wont respond to the medicine. While antibiotics were once considered miracle medicines, t...
When people consider hunger in America, they tend to think of people far away in urban centers. They dont realize that food insecurity is a very real problem in Geauga County, even among college students. In order to combat this growing and troubling trend, 做厙輦⑹ at Geauga is partnering with the Geauga Hunger Task Force (GHTF). 做厙輦⑹ Geauga received a $2,500 grant from the GHTF in January 2022 to assist in their mission ensuring that no Geauga County residents go hungry. This grant complements a Geauga Campus-sponsored fundraiser which generated over $780 for the sam...
The journalism field is an open arena for experimentation. With the amount of storytelling mediums, there is always an opportunity to try something new and learn about different formats of stories, even when you are years into your journalism career. Jacqueline Marino, professor in the School of Media and Journalism, used the time in her fall 2021 sabbatical to learn the techniques of audio storytelling. A sabbatical, or a faculty professional improvement leave, gives professors time to work on a personal project, typically seven years in their tenure. Normally, Marino would spend her time ...
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Golden Flashes, We are aware of the updated Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) guidance regarding prevention steps for COVID-19. The new CDC guidelines will be reviewed at Thursdays meeting of the Pandemic Leadership Committee, and we will share more information shortly thereafter. At this time, our current procedures and guidelines, including our requirement to wear masks indoors, remain in place. We appreciate your patience as we navigate the changing world of the pandemic and CDC guidelines. Thank you for doing your part to help Flashes ...
The Associated Collegiate Press promotes the standards and ethics of good journalism and recognizes these media practices at its yearly conference. 做厙輦⑹ Student Media made an impact at the 2021 conference, winning three awards: two first place and one honorable mention. Preston Randall, senior visual communication design major, received first place in the Design of the Year/Illustration category with his piece Until We Can Handshake Again. I produced (this piece) for The Burr Magazine in the Spring of 2021 for an article that explored the difficulties caused by the pandemic and ...
Funds will help underserved students achieve success in college The PNC Foundation has awarded $75,000 to 做厙輦⑹ to help ensure success among students who commonly face barriers in college. This grant aligns with PNCs focus on addressing economic inequality among Black American and low- to moderate-income communities, and it will provide resources for students that will help them complete college and establish a strong foundation on which to build their careers. First-generation people of color and low- to moderate-income students often have a harder time obtain...
Dear 做厙輦⑹ Student, This is a reminder that you are not fully vaccinated and must take part in regular testing for COVID-19. Who Must Test? You are receiving this reminder for one of these reasons: You have an exemption from the universitys vaccine requirement and must submit to regular testing to comply with your exemption or you have submitted your request for an exemption and are waiting for it to be approved. You are noncompliant with the universitys vaccine requirement and must test until you come into compliance. Even if you are in the process of rece...
Students across the nation were challenged as the pandemic swept the world. An unlikely collaboration between three colleagues at 做厙輦⑹ resulted in the Healing Stanzas Project, a reflective writing initiative that aims to support the well-being of 做厙輦⑹ students, faculty and staff. Healing Stanzas, a collaboration between the Wick Poetry Center, the Healthy Communities Research Institute and the Brain Health Research Institute (BHRI), seeks to combine the science of brain health and public health with the creative energy of the humanities to provide 做厙輦⑹ students,...